American Eyes by The Silent

The Spencer Creek by The Silent

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American Eyes
by The Silent

Album: The Spencer Creek

Their arms felt so heavy
that they dropped their confetti
On the day John F Kennedy died
Atheists prayed at the
last of the ticker tape parades
On the lower West Side
The sound that Oswald made
The death of the Golden Age
At least it went on holiday
40 years from yesterday
The rain that filled the Longhorn State
It came from American eyes
Glued to the screen when they
crashed those machines
Into the side of the Gemini Towers
All that remained where they
once held the ticker tape parades
Were forget-me-not flowers
As buildings hit the ground
Our dreams follow them down
The innocent make no sound
I'm a thousand miles away
As water fills the Empire State
It came from American eyes
Can't you hear the people say
My God, why have You gone away?
You gave us American eyes
And we've all been Americanized
Where did you hide all your shame?
Was it in the same spot you found your name?
Everybody's talkin' 'bout your fame
Between you and me, you're walkin' lame
As buildings hit the ground
Our dreams follow them down
The dying of our rage
Is the dawning of our age
I'm a million miles away
As water fills the Untied States
It came from American eyes
Can't you hear the people say
My God, why have You gone away?
You gave us American eyes
And we've all been Americanized